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If it isn’t Jim, it’s Billy and if it isn’t Billy, it’s… - Billy’s ridiculous!. - Philip, it’s silly to criticise everybody!. My feet do need treatment.. - Then you don’t seem to need th

/ / fit ɪ

- Does it fit?

- Yes, it fits, but it isn’t very pretty

- This pink one’s very pretty.

- But it’s a bit big.

- Well,… this silk one isn’t big.

- No,… but it’s a bit frilly.

- Jim’s a brilliant physicist

- Jim’s a silly nitwit

- Criticism! Nothing but criticism! If it isn’t Jim, it’s Billy and if it isn’t Billy, it’s…

- Billy’s ridiculous!

- Philip, it’s silly to criticise everybody!

- Yes, Jill, it is Now, why are you criticizing me?

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1 /i:/ tea

- Can you read tea-leaves, Peter?

- I can read yours, Eve.

- What can you see?

- I can see… the beach… and the sea… and two people – Eve and Peter

- Can’t you see three?

- No, Eve Just you and me I can’t see Aunt Frieda at all

- These feet are in the terrible condition! They need treatment.

- I agree, Doctor My feet do need treatment.

- The treatment for these feet is to eat lots of green vegetables But don’t eat meat for

at least a week

- No meat, Doctor?

- I repeat – you must not eat meat for at least a week.

- But I do eat green vegetables, Doctor And I don’t eat meat at all.

- Then you don’t seem to need the treatment

- But Doctor – my feet!

- Next patient, please

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2 / / sit / ɪ i:/ seat

- Is this seat free, please?

- No, it isn’t – I’m keeping it for Miss Grimm.

- Well, can I sit in this seat?

- I’m afraid not – but that seat by the window/s free.

- Then I’ll sit in it

- But if you sit in that seat, you will not see a thing.

- Is there any meat?

- There’s only tinned meat.

- Ben said there were ten men.

- Ken said there were twenty men.

- Ben said the men were dressed in red

- Ken said the men were dressed in yellow.

- Ben said the men were dead.

- Ken said the men were dead

- Ben said ten men

- Ken said twenty.

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4 / / bin / ɪ e/ ben

- Ben…

- Yes, Betty.

- Did you empty the bin?

- Yes, I did empty the bin.

- Did you send the letters?

- And did you finish the fence?

- I did everything, Betty Everything

- But did you remember to…

- Good night, Betty.

- You’re getting thinner every minute

- I’m slimming

- I don’t think slimming’s a very good idea

- But it isn’t a very good idea to get heavy, is it?

- Have you got a marrow, Mr Sparrow?

- A marrow, madam? Yes,… there’s this one, and that… and there’s that.

- Oh, that’s a nice fat marrow Yes, I’ll have that Will you wrap it in paper for me?

- Gladly, Mrs Bradley There you are Now, madam… apples? Or… carrots, perhaps?

- Er… Actually, it’s Miss Bradley, Mr Sparrow.

- Alfred owns a bank, Ann

- I’m going to marry Frank, Dad.

- Harry owns a jam factory, Ann.

- I want to marry Frank, Dad.

- Marry Alfred, Ann Or marry Harry.

- Frank, Dad! I’m going to marry Frank!

- Ann, you’re mad!

- I’ve had a word with Grandfather

- Your grandfather’s mad too!

- Dad…

- Yes?

- I’m glad you didn’t marry Miss Parry.

6 /æ/ Pat /e/ pet

- Get a pet, Pat.

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- Alan, I’ve got a pet I’ve got a cat!

- That terrible black cat outside?

- Terrible?

- That smelly cat?

- Alice is an elegant cat.

- Mm Well, perhaps that cat at the back isn’t Alice

- Alice! Puss-puss! Alice! Alice, you haven’t met Alan Puss-puss! Now Alan, this is Alice

- Yes, Pat (sniffs) Yes, that’s Alice.

- Thank you for your letter.

- Is your leg any better?

- My leg’s getting better, yes.

- Well, I’m glad you’re getting better.

- I was glad to get your letter

- I’ll be back again next Saturday

- Yes

7 /eɪ/ may

- Oh, may I stay, Mummy? Please, say I can stay all day.

- Yes If they say you may.

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- They’ve got lots of places to play and they’ve…

- Wait, Jane

- I’ll take my painting book, and some of my games…

- Wait – till they say you may!

- Wear the pale grey dress, Amy It’s my favourite

- But I can’t wear the same dress in the same place day after day, Raymond And anyway, the waist’s too big

- Mrs Taylor’s a good dressmaker She can…

- Yes! She can make me a new dress But it doesn’t need to be pale grey, does it, Ray?

- Wait a minute, Amy! I didn’t say a new…

- Well, perhaps, the different shade of grey.

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8 /e/ went /eɪ/ pray

- They prayed for pennies.

- And pennies came.

- They prayed for plenty of players

- And twenty came.

- They prayed whenever they went to play

- And won every game

- Who did they pray to?

- I forget the name

- They say the weather’s better in May.

- Mm But you’ll pay less in April.

- But in April it rains every day

- They say the hotels are expensive in May

- So, the question is – whether to pay for May weather

- Yes Or whether to save and get wet.

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9 / / cut ʌ

- Now, what’ve you done, young man?

- I’ve cut my thumb.

- Mm Well, put out your tongue

- But it’s my thumb I’ve cut my thumb

- Put out your tongue!

- Mummy! Mummy! Why doesn’t mummy come?

- Mummy’s coming – put out your tongue

- It’s not my tongue, Mummy It’s my thumb

- Please, Sonny – just put out your tongue.

10 /ɑː/ ask

- Ask it to bark, Margaret.

- I rather think it can’t bark, Arnold.

- Can’t bark? But if it can’t bark, it can’t guard the house Ask it to bark, Margaret

- Er… er… Can’t you… bark?

- Bark, can’t you! Bark! Bark!

- Arnold can bark.

- Aren’t Carl and Marcia ghastly people?

- Ghastly, aren’t they?

- But aren’t their parties marvellous?

- Oh, they have marvellous parties, yes.

- Charles and Martha have ghastly parties.

- Mm But they’re marvelous people, aren’t they?

- They’re marvelous people, yes

- What time does their ghastly party start, by the way?

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11 /æ/ maths /ɑː/ can’t

- I shan’t pass the maths exam.

- I shan’t pass in art.

- Maths is too hard I can’t understand it

- I’m very bad at art

- Perhaps you’ll pass

- I shan’t Perhaps you’ll pass.

- No, no! I can’t pass.

- We’ve passed!

- I haven’t passed in art, have I?

- You have! And I’ve passed in maths - by one mark!

- Isn’t that fabulous!

- We must have a party!

- We’ll have a fabulous party!

- Just imagine - we’ve passed!

- We’ve passed! We’ve passed!

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12 /æ/ glad / / come ʌ

- Sally’s come.

- Oh, I’m glad Sally’s come Has her brother come too?

- No her brother hasn’t come actually That doesn’t matter much, Ann.

- No, it doesn’t matter, Daddy

- And Sally’s such fun.

- Oh, Sally’s lovely… But Daddy…

- Oh, Daddy, why hasn’t he come?

- What a lovely sun-tan you’ve got! I’m beginning to burn.

- Cover your back Cover your head, too.

- My hat’s in the hut

- Oh, where’s my handbag?

- Perhaps in the hut

- Luckily it hasn’t got much money in it

- Or perhaps under the sandcastle

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13 / / Conservative ə

- I’m a Conservative, as a matter of fact.

- As a matter of fact, I’m a Conservative, too.

- There’re various varieties of Conservative, Mr Taylor And I’m afraid my sort of Conservative and your sort are different.

- Yes, Mrs Carruthers, but…

- Not another word, Mr Taylor!

- Where were you at the time of the burglary?

- I was at the cinema, Officer And my mother and father were at the cinema, too

- Was your brother at the cinema, too?

- At the cinema, Officer… Yes.

- And your sister?

- Er… She wasn’t at the cinema As a matter of fact I don’t have a sister.

- I see

- But of course if I had one, Officer…

- Don’t tell me

- Now which cinema was this?

- He wonders if he help with the cost of the dinner and the orchestra.

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- No, he can’t - he’s one of the guests.

- Mm.

- But he can send me some flowers

- Some flowers? Yes

- He was quite a famous conjuror He performed for the President.

- For the President! That was wonderful!

- It was his last and best performance His last trick was the greatest of all.

- What happened?

- He disappeared

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14 / / locker /-/ lock ə

- Do you smoke?

- No, I don’t Do you smoke?

- Yes I’m a heavy smoker.

- I used to smoke.

- Why did you stop?

- I got a smoker’s cough.

- Poor chap.

- I had to stop smoking (he coughs) Soon I hope to stop coughing (he coughs again).

- Where can I lock up my clock while I’m away?

- Why not lock it in your locker?

- I’m afraid my locker won’t lock

- Oh

- Can I lock it in your locker?

- No, I’m afraid you can’t

- But surely you’ve got room for a small clock

- Yes, plenty But my locker won’t unlock

- I see.

- That’s why I’ve been borrowing your clock.

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15 /ɜː/ girl

- What does Irvine do?

- I’m not certain But he earns a lot He has money to burn.

- And Bernard?

- Oh, I prefer Bernard, of course, but…

- What a superb fur coat, by the way?

- As I say, I prefer Bernard, of course, but…

- And what beautiful pearls!

- Sh! There's a burglar behind the curtain!

- Are you certain, Bertha?

- Don’t disturb him! He might hurt us – or worse, he might even murder us!

- But are you perfectly certain it’s a burglar?

- Perfectly Only a burglar would hide behind a curtain in that way

- Oh, Bertha – do you remember Percy Turner?

- Sh! Gertrude! We’re not the girls we were thirty years ago, you know

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16 / / bun / ʌ ɜː/ burn

- Something’s burning.

- Oh, my buns!

- Curse this… oven! Curse it!

- But I prefer burnt buns.

- It’s the worst… oven in the world!

- Wonderful! A perfect bun! Perfect!

- Well, there are thirty of them Have another

- Mm! Lovely!

- I work for your brother's company.

- Come and work for my company How much money do you earn?

- Five hundred a month

- You’re worth another thirty

- I’m worth another hundred But I mustn’t leave your brother

- We’ll discuss it on Thursday

- We have discussed it.

- Six hundred?

- Six hundred and thirty.

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17 /ɒ/ lot

- What does that model cost?

- This modern model?

- What does it cost?

- Oh, not a lot

- Mm

- What have you got?

- Er… not a lot

- Mm

- A frog! Look! A frog on a log!

- It’s hopped off Got it

- No, John, stop it! Let it hop to the pond

- Come on then… Froggy! Hop! Hop! Hop to the pond! Hop! … Plop!

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18 /ɒ/ boss / / bus ʌ

- Sh! The boss is on the bus!

- But the boss doesn’t come by bus.

- Well, this is a bus – and that’s the boss

- Oh, yes – at the front.

- Mm – next to Molly Monk

- Oh!

- What’s wrong?

- Nothing’s wrong.

- Something’s wrong.

- It’s nothing much.

- What’s the trouble? Has John come?

- Mm Come and gone

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- As far as the… golf club?

- And last, the farm cottage.

- Not the farm cottage! No, I can’t sell the farm cottage!

- I’ve got an offer.

- I promised my father, …

- It’s a large offer.

- But I promised my father that I would not sell the…

- It’s a very large offer, Miss Clark

- Even so, I can’t possibly sell the… How large is the offer?

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20 / / Tom ɒ / / come / ʌ ɑː/ start

- Come on, Tom! Hurry up! Lunch is ready! We want to start!

- I’m coming.

- What are you doing?

- I’m in the bath, Mother

- What a funny time for a bath! By the way, Margaret’s come.

- Did you say Margaret’s come, Mother?

- Tom! Put something on! You can’t come to lunch in a towel!

- It was such a wonderful party! Oh! Am I the last? I must go!

- Wasn’t Arthur funny?

- Oh, Arthur! I laughed and laughed!

- Another up?

- Er… half a cup, yes Er… just a little more, please Mm Thank you And perhaps some of that lovely chocolate cake Wonderful! Oh, yes – Arthur! I laughed and laughed! Well, yes – perhaps just a little larger Mm! It’s such a lovely chocolate cake

Mm! Mm!!

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21 /aɪ/ bike

- D’you like my bike?

- Yes – it’s a fine bicycle.

- I think it’s very nice

- But – why did you buy it?

- I didn’t buy it I’ve hired it for a fortnight.

- But why? You don’t like cycling – or any kind of exercise

- Well, Myra likes cycling And I like Myra.

- Does Myra like you?

- In a fortnight she might – if I’m still alive.

- Do you mind if I sit by the aisle? Oh, how kind! Thank you I hate flying.

- Then – why do you fly?

- I’m a highjacker

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22 /aɪ/ buy /ɔɪ/ boy

- What shall I buy for Simon?

- You spoil that boy.

- But he’ll cry if I don’t buy him a toy

- Let him cry He’s got plenty of toys Why not bu him an ice-cream?

- Last time he said he didn’t like ice-cream.

- Well, I enjoy it.

- Would you like some rice?

- Mm Nice.

- Boiled or fried?

- Oh, either.

- Two boiled rice, please

- Well, I’d like fried – if I can have either

- Two fried rice please

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23 /ɔː/ tall

- So, this is your small daughter.

- I’m called Paula And I’m not small, I’m tall.

- Can you walk?

- Of course – I can walk and walk And I’m never naughty!

- Well, look, Paula – I’ve brought you a small present It’s a lovely ball

- And I’ve got four balls already

- What've Hawkins, Ball, Porter and Hall been doing, Corporal?

- Brawling again, sir Here’s the report.

- More brawling? All four? They’re always brawling, Corporal

- Always, sir.

- Call them in

- Hawkins! Ball! Porter! Hall! Fall in!

- They’re always brawling Hm! Now, you four – what was this brawl about? Mm?

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24 /ɔː/ call /ɑː/ Carl

- It's Carl calling

- At half past four in the morning?

- He says it’s important – it’s about the ear

- You mean Carl’s own ear, of course.

- No your ear, darling.

- Paul!

- My ball's gone in Mr Gordon's garden, Father.

- Get off the wall, Paul Ask at the door.

- They aren’t in And Mr Gordon said that if he saw my ball in the garden once more,

he’d…

- You’ll fall, Paul!

- I shan’t fall! This wall isn’t hard to… Ouch!

- Are you all right?

- Oh, my arm hurts a bit But I’m all right

- The Gordons aren’t in, you say?

- No, they aren’t

- All right!

- Father! Father, you’ll fall!

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25 /ɔː/ bought /ɒ/ dog

- I've bought a dog, Polly.

- What sort of dog, Paul?

- Oh, just an ordinary dog, Polly

- What’s it called?

- Oh, it’s got just an ordinary name

- Is it called Spot?

- No – it’s called… Polly

- It's a sort of hog, isn't it? But it’s got four horns!

- I caught it not far from the cottage, actually.

- Well, you ought to tell me what it is.

- It’s a… wart-hog

- A wart-hog! Oh! Mm… er… And what will you call your wart-hog?

- I shall call it – Horace

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26 / əʊ / go / / got / ɒ ɔː/ four

- I'm going to the grocer's

- Call at the post-office, will you?

- It closes at four The shop closes at four, too Can’t you go to the post-office? I want

a lot of groceries

- Oh, all right – I’ll go

- Get me some stamps, will you?

- I've got to go

- Oh, don’t go

- I've got to.

- No, you don’t have to go.

- I want to go home.

- What’d you want to go home for?

- Open the door

- It’s not locked Off you go

27 /ʊ/ foot /ʌ/ cut

- I've cut my foot.

- Let me look Mm Not much of a cut No blood Just put a plaster Cover it up.

- It’s the other foot, actually

- Could you come for lunch?

- I wish I could come, but…

- I’m cooking a duck

- A duck! Mm!

- I’ve just made the pudding.

- Oh! A – A pudding!

- With nuts.

- Nuts! Mm – a wonderful lunch! Wonderful!

- It would be lovely if you could come

- I’d love to come Mother,…

- Good – come at one

- But…

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28 /ʊ/ good /uː/ boot

- Who would he choose?

- He’d choose you

- He wouldn’t choose me I’m much too young He doesn’t think I could do it

- Well, if he wouldn’t choose you, who would he choose?

- He’d choose Wood Wood’s very good

- Mm Much too good to be true

- We should be there by two

- Yes, it’s a full moon and the route’s good

- I’d put the things in the boot

- The boot’s full

- What is that fool put in the boot?

- I wouldn’t look if I were you

- Or should I say – who’s he put in the boot?

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29 /aʊ/ loud /əʊ/ boat

- Is Howard in or out?

- Howard! Howard!

- It sounds as if he’s out

- I’ll shout a bit louder Howard!

- Howard! Sue Brown’s in town

- Mm It sounds as if he’s in

- What was the row about?

- He took me out in his boat It’s a motor-boat, but it broke down

- So he rowed you home?

- No, his doctor won’t allow him to row He’s had a broken shoulder, you know

- So, I rowed and we had a row

- Well, if he’s had a broken shoulder, how could he row?

- Oh, I don’t mind rowing

- Well then?

- But he told me I was slow

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